Vocab List 2
to broach
to bring up a topic
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forum
public meeting
elude
to escape or get away from
fruition
come to completion
prejudice
judge someone without reason or
preconceived notion without knowing them or having any experience with them
dote
to show excessive love
prose
regular writing, not poetry
deliberate
to consider carefully or think about something
pensive
thoughtful or reflective
entity
something that exists
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unfathomable
can't believe or comprehend
egress
an exit or way out
amalgamate
to combine
edifice
large building or structure
navigable
to pass through by ship
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efface
to destroy or wipe out, obliterate
truant
absent from school
cadaverous
like a corpse
antiquated
old, old-fashioned
delude
to fool or mislead
denizen
citizen or inhabitant, someone or something that lives there
jaded
tired of, worn out
quell
to put an end to
redundant
no longer needed or useful
beleaguer
to harrass
ostentatious
showy or over the top
entice
to attract or tempt
advocate
to speak in favor of, recommend
empathy
understanding someone's feelings, having compassion
substantiate
to support with evidence
demented
mentally ill, insane
insurrection
a rebellion against authority
composite
made up of separate parts
dastardly
cowardly
auspicious
showing future success
high spirits, excitement